Chemical Safety Chair Vows to Work With Biden Nominees (Correct)

The sole current member and chair of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board told a House subcommittee that she would ensure the agency remains non-political after President Joe Biden’s three nominees gain Senate confirmation and join the investigatory body.

Chairwoman Katherine Lemos said so during a House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing on Wednesday. The Trump appointee also took questions about agency management and how she intends to reduce an open probe backlog that committee head Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) called the biggest the agency has ever faced. The CSB lists 18 open investigations on its ...